Blog - Wiki Sharing

Blog - Wiki Sharing

Resources / Tools

• Wet Paint - http://www.wetpaint.com/
• PB Wiki - http://pbwiki.com/
• Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/
• Glenn's Wiki Links - http://del.icio.us/glennw98/wiki
• Wikis in Plain English - http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
• Blogger - https://www.blogger.com
• WordPress - http://wordpress.com/
• Social Studies Central - http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/?q=node/45
• Glenn's Delicious links - http://del.icio.us/glennw98/blogs
• Blogs in Plain English - http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
• Blogline - http://www.bloglines.com/
• Edublogs - http://edublogs.org/
• wik.is - http://www.wik.is/
• Google Reader - http://www.google.com/reader
• ePALS - http://www.epals.com/
• Blogmeister - http://classblogmeister.com/
• Moodle - http://moodle.org/
• iWeb - http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb/
• Blackboard - http://www.blackboard.com
• Classroom 2.0 (ning) - http://classroom20.ning.com/
• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/
• FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/
• Google Docs - http://docs.google.com
• Wikipedia - http://wikipedia.org/

Samples:

• Class of Ambrose - http://classofambrose.blogspot.com/
• Open ESL Classroom - http://www.colegioarmenio07.blogspot.com/
• EduBlog Awards 2007 Finalists - http://edublogawards.com/edublog-awards-2007-finalists-announced/
• Room 18tis - http://room18tis.wikispaces.com/
• Doing IT Differently - http://room18tis.edublogs.org/
• Mrs. Maine’s Wiki - https://mrsmaineswiki.wikispaces.com/
• Book Pushin’ Cats - http://tristatereviews.blogspot.com/
• MasteryMaze - http://www.masterymaze.com/
• A Not So Different Place - http://anotsodifferentplace.blogspot.com/2007/07/where-is-all-your-stuff.html
• The Journal of Harriet Tubman - http://dowell.typepad.com/harriet_tubman/
• Mrs. Mercer’s Class Web Site - http://nicholasfifth.edublogs.org/
• Here Birdy Kindergarten Project - http://herebirdy.pbwiki.com/
• Academic Coach Wiki - http://andoverac.pbwiki.com/
• Being Green Project - http://beinggreen.pbwiki.com/
• William Allen White Project - http://waw2008.pbwiki.com/
• Damon Boyer/USD305/5th Grade student blog http://boyerstudents.blogspot.com
• Damon Boyer/USD305/5th Grade teacher blog http://boyersclass.blogspot.com
• Damon Boyer/USD305/5th Grade PBWiki site http://misterboyer.pbwiki.com/

Rationale for using Blogs & Wikis**

• Motivates , engages students
• Allows for more think time - higher level thinking
• Reinforces 21st Century skills - wave of future
• Levels the playing field - allows for autonomy - overcome shyness
• Lots of FREE resources
• Can accommodate ANY content area - allows for integration of multiple standards & skills
• Wikis & Blogs are the NEW "supplemental resources"
• Real audience - reaches others outside the four walls
• Collaborate with others around the world - different cultures, demographics, etc.
• Meaningful reading / writing - students have REAL audience - students are published authors
• Aligned with brain research
• Allows for learning to continue outside of class time
• Provides great professional development opportunities
• Helps students understand perspective
• Good PR for school and education in general
• Students are CREATORS of their information, not just ABSORBERS
• Cost effective
• Allows parents / others to see what is going on in clasroom

Ideas for Wikis & Blogs (provided by Judy Beam)

• Wiki Walk-through
• Middle School SS
• Project created on wiki
• Ideas for Wiki's
• Kindergarten Project
• Step by Step Lesson Plan on Wiki
• Blogs in Education